2027 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition
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Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University
The Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) invites submissions to the 2027 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition (DNSPE), a nationally recognized juried show dedicated to contemporary printmaking. DNSPE showcases the diversity, technical innovation, and conceptual depth of works on paper while supporting the growth of the museum’s permanent collection.
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Deadline: Monday, August 31st, 2026, 11:59PM (CST)
Exhibition Dates: January 29 – March 18, 2027
Juror: Phil Sanders, master printer, educator, author of Prints and Their Makers, 2024, founder of PS Marlowe, a creative services consultancy firm and fine art publisher based in Asheville, NC.
Eligibility: Open to all artists aged 18 or older.
Works must be: Original prints on paper. Created within the past two years.
Acceptable media include, but are not limited to: Intaglio, Lithography, Relief, Serigraphy (screenprint), Digital and photographic processes, Monotype
Not eligible: Reproductions of pre-existing works, Works previously exhibited in DNSPE.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Each artist may submit up to three works.
Images must be: JPEG format (preferred), at least 300 dpi (minimum 2000px on the longest side). All submitted documentation of art works must be publication quality to become accepted works and be reproduced in a full-color exhibition catalog.
By submitting, artists grant permission for images to be used for: Exhibition catalog, promotional materials, and educational purposes.
Unsigned images are preferred.
Selection and Notification: Results will be notified on October 7, 2026. Accepted works must arrive at BAM by November 2, 2026.
Presentation Requirements
Bradbury Art Museum will frame all accepted works.
To ensure proper presentation, works must be: matted or mounted, using only white or off-white matting, or arrive in a ready-to-install state.
Sized to fit one of the following standard dimensions: 16 × 20 inches, 18 × 24 inches, 20 × 24 inches, 24 × 24 inches, 24 × 32 inches. Works that do not meet these specifications cannot be exhibited.
Awards and Acquisitions: Purchase Awards and Juror’s Merit Awards will be announced at the opening.
Award recipients will have an artist statement (up to 100 words) included in the catalog. The artist statement must address the specific work submitted. Please describe the subject matter, the processes and considerations involved in its creation, and the influences that informed it. General or non-specific statements will not be accepted.
Approximately half of the exhibition is traditionally acquired for The Arkansas State University Permanent Collection and Private collectors. Bradbury Art Museum hosts this collection and , for the past 31 years, has amassed an unprecedented archive of contemporary printmaking.
SALES
All works will be available for sale. BAM retains a 30% commission on all sales, including purchase awards. In the event of an unsold work, please indicate whether you would be willing to donate the work to the Bradbury Art Museum’s collection.
ENTRY FEE
$35 (non-refundable),
Includes submission of up to three works.
CONTACT INFO
dnspe@astate.edu
📞 (870) 972-3434
www.bradburyartmuseum.org
Important Note: If you use Gmail, please add dnspe@astate.edu to your contacts to ensure receipt of notifications.
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Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University
The Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) invites submissions to the 2027 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition (DNSPE), a nationally recognized juried show dedicated to contemporary printmaking. DNSPE showcases the diversity, technical innovation, and conceptual depth of works on paper while supporting the growth of the museum’s permanent collection.
________________________________________
Deadline: Monday, August 31st, 2026, 11:59PM (CST)
Exhibition Dates: January 29 – March 18, 2027
Juror: Phil Sanders, master printer, educator, author of Prints and Their Makers, 2024, founder of PS Marlowe, a creative services consultancy firm and fine art publisher based in Asheville, NC.
Eligibility: Open to all artists aged 18 or older.
Works must be: Original prints on paper. Created within the past two years.
Acceptable media include, but are not limited to: Intaglio, Lithography, Relief, Serigraphy (screenprint), Digital and photographic processes, Monotype
Not eligible: Reproductions of pre-existing works, Works previously exhibited in DNSPE.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Each artist may submit up to three works.
Images must be: JPEG format (preferred), at least 300 dpi (minimum 2000px on the longest side). All submitted documentation of art works must be publication quality to become accepted works and be reproduced in a full-color exhibition catalog.
By submitting, artists grant permission for images to be used for: Exhibition catalog, promotional materials, and educational purposes.
Unsigned images are preferred.
Selection and Notification: Results will be notified on October 7, 2026. Accepted works must arrive at BAM by November 2, 2026.
Presentation Requirements
Bradbury Art Museum will frame all accepted works.
To ensure proper presentation, works must be: matted or mounted, using only white or off-white matting, or arrive in a ready-to-install state.
Sized to fit one of the following standard dimensions: 16 × 20 inches, 18 × 24 inches, 20 × 24 inches, 24 × 24 inches, 24 × 32 inches. Works that do not meet these specifications cannot be exhibited.
Awards and Acquisitions: Purchase Awards and Juror’s Merit Awards will be announced at the opening.
Award recipients will have an artist statement (up to 100 words) included in the catalog. The artist statement must address the specific work submitted. Please describe the subject matter, the processes and considerations involved in its creation, and the influences that informed it. General or non-specific statements will not be accepted.
Approximately half of the exhibition is traditionally acquired for The Arkansas State University Permanent Collection and Private collectors. Bradbury Art Museum hosts this collection and , for the past 31 years, has amassed an unprecedented archive of contemporary printmaking.
SALES
All works will be available for sale. BAM retains a 30% commission on all sales, including purchase awards. In the event of an unsold work, please indicate whether you would be willing to donate the work to the Bradbury Art Museum’s collection.
ENTRY FEE
$35 (non-refundable),
Includes submission of up to three works.
CONTACT INFO
dnspe@astate.edu
📞 (870) 972-3434
www.bradburyartmuseum.org
Important Note: If you use Gmail, please add dnspe@astate.edu to your contacts to ensure receipt of notifications.
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